Following are the benefits of riding a bike:
- Bicycles increase mobility for those who don’t have access to motor transport, for those who don’t qualify to drive a car, for those who can’t afford motor transport. .
- It saves time and is faster than walking, transit or motor vehicles.
- It is the most energy efficient form of transportation ever invented since it is also perceived as a form of exercise. Obviously, exercise reduces stress.
- Cost effective: Saves travel money by biking.
- Biking is therapeutic for the mind and spirit — is fun and can make you happy. It is therapeutic for the cardio-vascular system.
- Regular cycling provides better muscle tone, bone mass improvement, clearer skin
- Regular cycling helps with personal weight management.
- Allows the rider to appreciate the more of the nuances of the natural and built environment around them.
- Save on the membership to a health club; get your exercise to work, school, shopping, etc.
- It is a great full family and friends activity.
- Easier and Cheaper parking.
- Reduces air pollution — bicyclist emit few poisonous gases. A four mile bicycle trip keeps about 15 pounds of pollutants out of the air we breathe.
- Reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
- Reduces water pollution
- Reduces noise pollution
- Reduces road wear
- Reduces deforestation for planting of rubber plantations, because bicycles use very little rubber.
- Reduces crime
- Reduces road kill and saves animals.
- It gives you more fresh air than a sauna and you can still sweat and clean your pores
- It can be enjoyed in a wide variety of topography
